Castor aralia
Kalopanax pictus (Thunb.) Nakai [Araliaceae]
Harigiri (ハリギリ, 針桐)
Lifeform: deciduous tree > 25 m high
Distribution: China - Korea - Japan
Habitat: sunny sites with moist, well-drained, and/or fertile soil
Varieties
- var. lutchuense Nemoto (ミヤコダラ)
Synonyms
Kalopanax septemlobus (Thunb. ex A. Murr.) Koidz.
Kalopanax pictus on Mount Usu
[Left] sapling - juvenile. [Center] spurs on the stem. (Herbivore avoidance). [Right] close-up of leaf. In the crater basion of Mount Usu on July 14 2009.